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Luxemburg was the leading exponent of a Marxism in the spirit
of Marx. One indication of this, paradoxical at first glance, is
that she was one of the very few leading Marxists who did not
treat Marx's writings as holy writ.On Rosa
Luxemburg

We need only look at activities of the thousands of people
working in grassroots groups across this country, and around the
world, to see that people do join with others to block
what they see as harmful and to fight for what they consider to
be desirable and just. When they do, that which seemed impossible
to achieve starts to become possible.What Do
We Do Now?

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Against Censorship

By Ulli Diemer

Letter to the Editor:

Susan G. Cole may like to think of herself as a "thoughtful
anti-porn activist", but it's hard to take her claims seriously
when she tells us that the difference between Americans and Canadians
is that Canadians have a commendable desire to be subjected to censorship,
while a belief in "absolute free speech" is an American
peculiarity (Absolute Trash From ACLU Prez, March 23).

Anyone who thinks that the U.S. is a bastion of "absolute
free speech" must have spent the last few decades on another
planet.

And - no doubt this will come as a shock to Cole - many Canadians
adhere to what she calls the "extremist position" on censorship,
i.e., we're against it.

Believe it or not, some of us would rather not have customs officials
and cops deciding what we can read or look at. We'd rather decide
for ourselves.